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Trader Joe's sells delicious desert mesquite honey in 2 lb cardboard tubs at a very reasonable price! --[[User:Ubernerd|Ubernerd]] 10:55, 4 January 2010 (EST) | Trader Joe's sells delicious desert mesquite honey in 2 lb cardboard tubs at a very reasonable price! --[[User:Ubernerd|Ubernerd]] 10:55, 4 January 2010 (EST) | ||
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| + | I've also had several people tell me that in their experience, champagne yeast makes the mead super cloudy. It doesn't clarify well without additional clarification steps like adding gelatin post-fermentation. Left alone, that can contribute an unwanted bready flavor. I strongly suggest wine yeast over champagne yeast for that reason. Also, in my experience, using a yeast nutrient in mead is somewhat unnecessary since the must is already so sweet. I have skipped using nutrient and not noticed any difference between batches. If you can't get your yeast to thrive in honey-water, it's likely you had a bum batch of yeast to begin with. --[[User:Ubernerd|Ubernerd]] 11:05, 4 January 2010 (EST) | ||
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Trader Joe's sells delicious desert mesquite honey in 2 lb cardboard tubs at a very reasonable price! --Ubernerd 10:55, 4 January 2010 (EST)
I've also had several people tell me that in their experience, champagne yeast makes the mead super cloudy. It doesn't clarify well without additional clarification steps like adding gelatin post-fermentation. Left alone, that can contribute an unwanted bready flavor. I strongly suggest wine yeast over champagne yeast for that reason. Also, in my experience, using a yeast nutrient in mead is somewhat unnecessary since the must is already so sweet. I have skipped using nutrient and not noticed any difference between batches. If you can't get your yeast to thrive in honey-water, it's likely you had a bum batch of yeast to begin with. --Ubernerd 11:05, 4 January 2010 (EST)
